dismissal
- Noun. The act of sending someone away.
- Noun. Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.
- Noun. A written or spoken statement of such an act.
- Noun. Release from confinement; liberation.
- Noun. Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone.
- Noun. (legal) The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.
- Noun. (cricket) The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket.
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